The Tools and Support
Needed to Better Face
Life's Challenges
The Tools and Support
Needed to Better Face
Life's Challenges
Tai Chi
About Tai Chi
Tai chi is a Chinese martial art that employs slow intentional movements, coordinated with breathing and imagery, to strengthen and relax the physical body and mind. It enhances and balances the flow of internal energy (qi), resulting in improved health, personal development, and self-defense.
Not just for the fit and able-bodied, tai chi is also famous for its healing applications. Medical research suggests tai chi may have therapeutic benefits for:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Balance disorders
- Low bone density
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Stress
- Attention deficit disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Depression
The class introduces students to Cheng Man-Ching’s 37-Movement Short Form, one of the most popular tai chi forms in the West. Emphasis is placed on proper structural alignment, relaxed and mindful movement, and efficient breathing.
Instructor
Pam Vlahakis found the ancient mind body practices of Qigong and Tai Chi when she moved to the Boston area nearly 20 years ago and met her neighbor, Dr. Wang, a Qigong Master as well as a Western trained Medical Doctor. Pam feels fortunate to have had wonderful teachers who revealed themselves along her Tai Chi journey.
A certified Qigong and Tai Chi Instructor, Pam trained with Dr. Aihan Kuhn. Her passion for the healing power of embodied movement has led her to continue her practice and training in Tai Chi ; she is currently in the Tai Chi teacher training program with Dr. Peter Wayne at the Tree of Life Tai Chi School in Boston. She is also long time practitioner and teacher of Yoga.
Tai Chi Sessions
Tai chi is a Chinese mind/body practice that will have a profound effect on your entire being.
Tai chi classes are offered quarterly. Pre-registration and advance payment in full is required. Credit card payment is preferred. Cash and checks also accepted. Sorry, no refunds.
All tai chi classes are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 8:00 – 9:00 AM, at the Clubs at Charles River Park, 10 Whittier Place, Boston.
